Improvement in toy pop-guns



C. BEER.

TOY PoP-GUN. No.175,409. Patnzea March 2a, 187e.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEL CARL BEER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY POP-GUNS.

Specification` formingppalt of Letters Patent No. 175,409, dated March28, 1876 ;l application filed February 16, 1876.

My invention consists in the peculiar construction of a pop-gun and itsplunger-handle, which is a hollow cylinder, having-'a whistle at theend, which is blown by the action ot' the piston on the end of theplunger each time the latter is moved.

Figure l is a gun ready for tiring. Fig. 2 is a vertical seotion of thesame after tiring.

In the drawing, Arepresents the barrel of the pop-gun, ofwhich B is theplun ger-rod, oarryin g a piston, a, ttin g the bore ofthe barrel, andat the other end a larger pistn, b, fitting the bore of a hollow handle,C, in the end ot which there is a tin whistle, c. At the other end ot'the handle there is a diaphragm, d, to prevent the piston b from beingdrawn out. The diaperspective view of the pop-- phragm is alsoperforated with holes e for the free admission and emission of air.- Acork, I), fastened by a cord, f, to the end ofthe barrel, is placedforcibly in the muzzle after the plunger is drawn back; then, as thelatter is pushed in, the handle slides forward on its piston, expellingthe air through the whistle, making a musical sound, followed by theexpulsion of the cork with a sharp detonation. Upon retracting theplunger the whistle is again blown.

What I claim as my invention is- The combination ot' the hollow handleC, having the whistle c, with the plunger B of a pop-gun, provided withthe piston b, tted t0 the bore of said handle, substantially asdescribed.

CARL BEER. Witnesses:

WM. H. LoTz, WM. HOFFMANN.

